M-201: Facilities Management

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Learn how to preserve and enhance your association’s property and prepare for emergencies.This course provides a hands-on approach to help you analyze, evaluate, communicate and plan for property maintenance. Your community will benefit from your increased understanding of the various types of maintenance—routine, preventive, emergency, corrective and scheduled. Topics include:

Evaluating existing maintenance programs and management controls

Analyzing maintenance contracts

Overseeing maintenance of common areas, using checklists and reports

Making maintenance requests and recommendations to the board

Identifying the basic elements of a disaster plan

Preparing a request for proposal, including bid specifications

Monitoring fulfillment of a contract

Interpreting and invoking contract warranties

Understanding the concept of sustainable lifestyles

​Using a reserve study for ongoing maintenance needs

Course Materials

In addition to a participant guide and digital access to bonus readings and materials, you will receive:

Bids and Contracts

Natural Disasters

Reserve Funds

Course Length

1.5 day blended learning course:

Day 1: 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. (in the classroom)

Half-day: Online content including a multiple-choice examination. The exam and online material must be completed within 30 days of the live course. Results will be available immediately after completing the exam. The half-day program including exam can be taken from home, office, or anywhere with an internet connection.

Online Course: 4-6 hours to complete the course plus 4 hours of study via reading assignments and webinars. Students have 4 months—120 days from purchase date—to complete the course and take the 60-minute exam to receive credit.